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Go Green Northbrook reports that the Village of Northbrook Climate Action Planning Team, aided by consultant paleBLUEdot, has completed a final draft of its Climate Action Plan.

The action plan includes information on Northbrook's current greenhouse gas emissions, goals for the village between now and 2030 and up to 2050, and action items for the Northbrook board of trustees to adopt.

The village is inviting residents to read the plan and provide written comments. The plan has sections pertaining to waste management, health and safety, land use and transportation, green space and more.

After comments are reviewed, and after any changes to the plan are made, it will be sent to the board of trustees for approval.

The Climate Action Plan is available for viewing online by visiting palebluedot.llc/northbrook-cap-review-menu. The full plan may be printed from that site, but questions must still be sent via the Web pages for each chapter.

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Go Green Northbrook is involved with several community events.

One is establishing pollinator gardens in Northbrook at 2 p.m. May 12. For information, email marilyn@gogreennorthbrook.com.

Another is a litter pickup starting at 8:30 a.m. May 15 at the Civic Building, 2002 Walters Ave., and fanning out along various streets and locales throughout the village. For information and signup details, reach the Northbrook Civic Foundation by email at info@northbrookcivic.com.

As well, Go Green Northbrook and the Northbrook Public Library are presenting a virtual program, "Protecting Dark Skies, from 7-8:15 p.m. May 18. The program will discuss the waste and detriment of nighttime light pollution.

Adam Kreuzer, of the International Dark-Sky Association, will explain what light pollution is, discuss its impact on people, and ways to diminish it.

Barb McKittrick, of the Forest Preserve District of Kane County, will describe how light pollution affects wildlife and plants.

This will be held over Zoom. To register and receive the necessary link on the morning of the program, go to visit.northbrook.info/event/4728545.

You're killing me, Smalls

The North Shore YMCA is presenting a "drive-in movie night" featuring the 1993 classic "The Sandlot" May 14 in the YMCA parking lot, 2705 Techny Road.

A rain date is scheduled for May 16. The lot opens at 6:30 p.m. and the movie starts at approximately 8 p.m. or when dark. There will be candy, popcorn, drinks and Dairy Queen Blizzards available for sale.

Cost of attendance, which at this point is very limited, is $30, with proceeds going to the North Shore YMCA's "Fortify the future of our Y" campaign.

Find more details on the North Shore YMCA landing page, nsymca.org.

Tomorrow's stars today

A stop on golf's Korn Ferry Tour, which helps promote golfers to the PGA Tour, is the upcoming Evans Scholars Invitational May 26-30 at The Glen Club, 2901 W. Lake Ave., Glenview.

This tournament raises funds for the Western Golf Association's Evans Scholars Foundation, which provides full tuition and housing scholarships to deserving caddies nationwide. Since the program started in 1930, 11,323 caddies have graduated through the Evans Scholars program.

Tickets are now available for the Evans Scholars Invitational. There are both free grounds tickets with access to the tournament grounds and all 18 holes; and the all-inclusive paid Hangar tickets, priced at $135, which includes a preferred parking pass, access to the grill room and clubhouse patio with views of the first tee and 18th green, a lunch buffet, afternoon snacks and premium bar service.

Each ticket designation is reserved individually for each of the four days.

There also are opportunities to provide sponsorship and to volunteer.

To learn more, visit the event website at esinvitational.com

Police report of the week

At about 4:30 p.m. April 22, Northbrook Police took a report from a person who had been shopping at the Neiman Marcus store in Northbrook Court. Upon finishing shopping and returning to their car, the complainant observed a person sitting in the driver's seat. That person then left the owner's vehicle, entered another car, and left the area. Nothing had been taken, the report said.

Good times

Registration is open for the Northbrook Chamber of Commerce & Industry 2021 golf outing and dinner from 11:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. June 11 at Glenview Park Golf Club, 800 Shermer Road. Before May 17 the fee is $200, or $750 for a foursome; after that it's $215 for an individual and $800 for a foursome.

The package includes a putting contest, an 18-hole scramble, a boxed lunch before tee off, greens fees and cart, snacks, beer and soda on the course, contests and prizes, post-play cocktails and dinner and awards for best play.

All COVID-19 guidelines will be followed at the event. To register, visit northbrookchamber.org; an item about the golf outing and dinner can be found on the landing page.

Kudos

Eighty-five students of Maple School, 2370 Shermer Road, were honored with the President's Award for Educational Excellence in a virtual assembly on April 28.

Sponsored by the U.S. Department of Education and the National Association of Secondary Principals, this award is based on grades, aptitude and attitude, and staff and teacher recommendations.

In addition to speakers including Maple School principal Sam Kurtz, Northbrook/Glenview School District 30 superintendent Dr. Brian Wegley and outgoing District 30 board President Ursula Sedlak, Maple School eighth-graders Chloe Zhu and Aaron Lee addressed their classmates, as did Maple School alumnus Peter Bazianos, a senior at Glenbrook North and its Student Association Executive Board president.

"I can't wait to see how your futures unfold," Bazianos told the young students.